Pronunciation of J in Argentina
Hi guys, I've been to Argentina and I think I noticed an unusual pronunciation of J in some words, particularly in the word "naranja". It sounded like it was pronounced like "narandja" like it would be in English. Can someone tell me if I just misunderstood it or if it could be a regional thing? I'm almost sure I heard it pronounced like that in other words too.
Thanks!
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Answers · 6
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Hola Heron,
La jota "fuerte" es típica de España. En Argentina usamos una pronunciación un poco mas aspirada.
Yo hablo portugués también y noté que en los chats ustedes escriben "hahaha" para simular el sonido de risas (cuando no usan "rs") eso mismo en argentina se escribe "jajaja". La J en Argentina suena muy parecido a la h de inglés en por ejemplo en "happy" o "hey"...
También existe una "J" mas suave en algunos países del Caribe, Venezuela, casi toda Colombia y la costa de Ecuador que es mas aspirada y por momentos casi no se oye.
Un abrazo,
Marina
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"J" is always pronounced as a hard version of "h" in English, to make some kind of comparison. Anyway, all around the country we pronounce "J" the same way every Spanish speaker does. I am not sure how it works for Portuguese...
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Thank you for such a short but very meaningful insight, Sierra!
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jajaja
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